2016 Tournament of Books
- Beschreibung
- It's Rooster time again! Here are the books in this year's tournament. Which have you read and how do you rank them? http://www.themorningnews.org/article/the-2016-tournament-of-books-shortlist-and-judges
1
von Fran Ross
477 Mitglieder
19 Rezensionen
3.9
Globaler Rang 13
Bewertung 20.47
Hinzugefügt 2016-02-03, 10:36 AM
- 7 Members
- teresakayep, zhejw, LittleTaiko, RidgewayGirl, poingu, asawatzky, voleuseCK
- Erklärungen
- teresakayep: So much fun! I have a tin ear for satire, but this made me laugh and laugh.
2
von Kent Haruf
2,339 Mitglieder
226 Rezensionen
4
Globaler Rang 1
Bewertung 49.24
Hinzugefügt 2016-02-03, 10:33 AM
- 16 Members
- weavinglibrarian, teresakayep, zhejw, LittleTaiko, raidergirl3, sduff222, lsh63, RidgewayGirl, edparks, mathgirl40, KatyBee, poingu, BrandieC, kara.shamy, asawatzky, voleuseCK
3
von Anthony Marra
901 Mitglieder
75 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
Globaler Rang 4
Bewertung 38.7
Hinzugefügt 2016-02-03, 10:34 AM
- 12 Members
- teresakayep, zhejw, LittleTaiko, raidergirl3, sduff222, edparks, mathgirl40, poingu, BrandieC, kara.shamy, voleuseCK, brocksteve88
- Erklärungen
- teresakayep: This is good, solid storytelling, very moving.
4
von Anne Tyler
3,064 Mitglieder
209 Rezensionen
½ 3.6
Globaler Rang 6
Bewertung 31.29
Hinzugefügt 2016-02-03, 10:37 AM
- 11 Members
- teresakayep, zhejw, LittleTaiko, raidergirl3, lsh63, RidgewayGirl, nomadreader, poingu, kara.shamy, voleuseCK, brocksteve88
- Erklärungen
- teresakayep: This has grown on me more and more as time has passed. I especially loved the way the myth built up at the beginning is undercut by the true story at the end.
5
von Richard Price
742 Mitglieder
56 Rezensionen
½ 3.6
Globaler Rang 9
Bewertung 27.98
Hinzugefügt 2016-02-03, 10:36 AM
- 11 Members
- teresakayep, zhejw, LittleTaiko, lsh63, RidgewayGirl, nomadreader, mathgirl40, poingu, BrandieC, asawatzky, voleuseCK
- Erklärungen
- teresakayep: It's a solid piece of crime fiction, well-written, with no major flaws or annoyances.
6
von Angela Flournoy
984 Mitglieder
56 Rezensionen
3.8
Globaler Rang 2
Bewertung 45.39
Hinzugefügt 2016-02-03, 10:33 AM
- 15 Members
- weavinglibrarian, teresakayep, zhejw, LittleTaiko, lsh63, RidgewayGirl, nomadreader, mathgirl40, KatyBee, poingu, BrandieC, kara.shamy, asawatzky, voleuseCK, brocksteve88
- Erklärungen
- teresakayep: A good family saga with a lot of elements I appreciated, especially regarding the way the siblings related to each other. But the haint story didn't quite hand together, and the family was maybe a little too large. (On a different day, I could switch this was The Whites, but it's flaws are bothering me more today.)
7
3,879 Mitglieder
151 Rezensionen
3.9
Globaler Rang 8
Bewertung 28.02
Hinzugefügt 2016-02-03, 10:35 AM
- 10 Members
- weavinglibrarian, teresakayep, zhejw, LittleTaiko, RidgewayGirl, KatyBee, poingu, BrandieC, asawatzky, voleuseCK
- Erklärungen
- teresakayep: I don't have any major objections to this, but I also didn't see any reason to love it. Could tie with Teeth and Bats.
8
von Valeria Luiselli
625 Mitglieder
28 Rezensionen
½ 3.5
Globaler Rang 11
Bewertung 23.12
Hinzugefügt 2016-02-03, 10:34 AM
- 9 Members
- teresakayep, zhejw, LittleTaiko, sduff222, RidgewayGirl, nomadreader, poingu, voleuseCK, brocksteve88
- Erklärungen
- teresakayep: In a different mood, I might have liked this more, but the narrator got on my nerves, and the section titles felt like a gimmick. There are some funny parts. (Tied with Sympathizer and Bats.)
9
483 Mitglieder
25 Rezensionen
½ 3.5
Globaler Rang 14
Bewertung 19.78
Hinzugefügt 2016-02-03, 10:32 AM
- 8 Members
- teresakayep, LittleTaiko, sduff222, poingu, BrandieC, asawatzky, voleuseCK, brocksteve88
- Erklärungen
- teresakayep: I loved the look of this (of course), and I appreciated the way the design is integral to the story. I also liked the way it all comes together in the end and just leaves the paradox there. But holy moly, there are some boring sections, especially in the travel journals, which I resorted to skimming. And the action in the "future" section ceased to make sense. (Could tie with Teeth and Sympathizer.)
10
von Paul Beatty
3,275 Mitglieder
131 Rezensionen
3.8
Globaler Rang 5
Bewertung 33.99
Hinzugefügt 2016-02-03, 10:32 AM
- 12 Members
- weavinglibrarian, teresakayep, zhejw, LittleTaiko, sduff222, lsh63, RidgewayGirl, nomadreader, KatyBee, poingu, voleuseCK, brocksteve88
11
von Jim Shepard
455 Mitglieder
27 Rezensionen
3.8
Globaler Rang 7
Bewertung 29.53
Hinzugefügt 2016-02-03, 10:36 AM
- 12 Members
- weavinglibrarian, teresakayep, zhejw, LittleTaiko, RidgewayGirl, mathgirl40, KatyBee, poingu, BrandieC, kara.shamy, voleuseCK, brocksteve88
- Erklärungen
- teresakayep: I gave up on this one. The young voice and limited perspective seemed realistic, and I appreciated what the author was trying to do. But there's a reason we don't generally read books by 10-year-olds.
12
von John Irving
1,150 Mitglieder
50 Rezensionen
½ 3.3
Globaler Rang 16
Bewertung 15.21
Hinzugefügt 2016-02-03, 10:37 AM
- 6 Members
- teresakayep, zhejw, RidgewayGirl, edparks, poingu, voleuseCK
- Erklärungen
- teresakayep: I could only manage three chapters. Everything about it got on my nerves. It's not ranked last because maybe something in it wouldn't get on my nerves if I read more of it.
13
von Hanya Yanagihara
7,446 Mitglieder
326 Rezensionen
4.1
Globaler Rang 10
Bewertung 27.96
Hinzugefügt 2016-02-03, 10:36 AM
- 10 Members
- teresakayep, LittleTaiko, lsh63, RidgewayGirl, edparks, GCPLreader, poingu, BrandieC, kara.shamy, voleuseCK
- Erklärungen
- teresakayep: MY NEMESIS! The plot is just ridiculous. Some of my agitation is at the near-universal early praise when I disliked it so much right out of the gate. I can see why some would find it moving, but I don't get the extreme heapings of praise it got and found it a relief this fall when more critical views surfaced. I might have hated the Irving more if I finished it, but he didn't manipulate me into wanting to finish even when I was miserable reading it. I could see right away to put it down.